Point Five Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 On 9/7/2022 at 10:06 PM, piper said: Thanks P5 for selling me a copy! If I was going to sell that book for peanuts , I'm glad it went to a buddy! I'm in the market for one again, but it ain't gonna be a $5K copy, that's for sure. piper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted September 8, 2022 Author Share Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) On 9/7/2022 at 7:26 PM, Point Five said: I'm in the market for one again, but it ain't gonna be a $5K copy, that's for sure. Are you saying it's going to be more like a $15K copy then? Edited September 8, 2022 by lou_fine Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Point Five Posted September 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2022 For those of you keeping score at home , I'm now halfway through collecting the Frazetta FF run. Right now I have #210, 213, 214 and #216... and need #209, 211, 212 and #215. (Looking for 'presentable copies on a budget'... you know the drill.) The earlier issues have always been pretty common, so I'm hoping the #215 will be the only real challenge. Landerian, piper, WolverineX and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted September 8, 2022 Author Share Posted September 8, 2022 On 9/7/2022 at 8:03 PM, Point Five said: The earlier issues have always been pretty common, so I'm hoping the #215 will be the only real challenge. Yes, there's a clear distinction between the earlier portion of the Frazetta FF run from the latter portion which is clearly evident in the prices realized and I noticed that Overstreet finally got around to recognizing this fact in his latest edition of the guide. Not sure if he got the breakdown exactly right though as he grouped Famous Funnies 212 to 214 together with a top of guide valuation of $8K and the rest of the Frazetta run with a top of guide valuation of only $4K. Personally, I would have broken it down into 3 groups with the top grouping being FF 213 & FF 214, followed by FF 212 & FF 215-216; and then with the much more common FF 209 to 211 in another grouping. KCOComics and Inaflash 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 On 9/8/2022 at 10:50 AM, lou_fine said: Not sure if he got the breakdown exactly right though as he grouped Famous Funnies 212 to 214 together with a top of guide valuation of $8K and the rest of the Frazetta run with a top of guide valuation of only $4K. Personally, I would have broken it down into 3 groups with the top grouping being FF 213 & FF 214, followed by FF 212 & FF 215-216; and then with the much more common FF 209 to 211 in another grouping. Yep! That sounds exactly right. I think there used to be a folk wisdom that FF #215 was the scarcest, but oddly there's been a relative flood of them for sale in the last year or two... hopefully that's good news for me. lou_fine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted September 8, 2022 Author Share Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) On 9/7/2022 at 8:03 PM, Point Five said: Right now I have #210, 213, 214 and #216... and need #209, 211, 212 and #215. (Looking for 'presentable copies on a budget'... you know the drill.) Well, in this same CL Auction that just finished up last week, you could have gotten this very "presentable" copy of Famous Funnies 209: https://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FPREVIEW.ASP%3Fcode%3D2022aug%26x%3D40%26y%3D8%26pg%3D5%23Item_1593802&id=1593802&itemType=0 Then again, although it is substantially cheaper than the FF 215 given that this is a CGC 9.0 graded copy, I am not sure if the $4,050 price point would qualify as "on budget". Then again, it does come with one of those CVA stickers attached onto the slab. Edited September 8, 2022 by lou_fine Point Five and Mmehdy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 On 9/8/2022 at 10:58 AM, lou_fine said: Then again, although it is substantially cheaper than the FF 215 given that this is a CGC 9.0 graded copy, I am not sure if the $4,050 price point would qualify as "on budget". Then again, it does come with one of those CVA stickers attached onto the slab. Yep, I don't think a $4K 9.0 is in my future. Nor a slab with a CVA sticker for that matter. (If the CVA sticker is meant to indicate 'outstanding example of grade', they should make an alternate sticker to indicate "TERRIBLE example of grade"!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddieMercede Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 On 9/8/2022 at 10:50 AM, lou_fine said: Yes, there's a clear distinction between the earlier portion of the Frazetta FF run from the latter portion which is clearly evident in the prices realized and I noticed that Overstreet finally got around to recognizing this fact in his latest edition of the guide. Not sure if he got the breakdown exactly right though as he grouped Famous Funnies 212 to 214 together with a top of guide valuation of $8K and the rest of the Frazetta run with a top of guide valuation of only $4K. Personally, I would have broken it down into 3 groups with the top grouping being FF 213 & FF 214, followed by FF 212 & FF 215-216; and then with the much more common FF 209 to 211 in another grouping. I do not think 216 really fits into that grouping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landerian Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 On 9/7/2022 at 5:26 PM, lou_fine said: Well, for you lucky holders of Famous Funnies 215, it looks like this latest CL Auction result from last week clearly confirms this book's a keeper: https://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FPREVIEW.ASP%3Fcode%3D2022aug%26x%3D27%26y%3D14%26pg%3D10%23Item_1606625&id=1606625&itemType=0#detail Sold for a strong price of $5,100 for a CGC 5.0 graded copy which leads me to think that your 7.5 copy should have no problems hitting 5-figures which represents a rocket of an increase from the high 3-figures or very low 4-figures that a CGC 7.5 graded copy would have garnered a short decade ago. Definitely a fair result! I agree with P5, I do like the colors (a deep emerald green color strike and red on the trade dress scores extra on this book 🤤) and overall structure of this copy, but the crease leaves much to be desired in the cover presentation! Following up the 6.0 Frazetta estate copy that ended up at $9K on Heritage in July, the consignor might have hoped for more? 🤔 I’ve always felt 215 should be held among the most desirable copies in the run with 213 and 214. It’s staying strong 💪 Inaflash, lou_fine, Mmehdy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Point Five Posted October 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2022 After a long drought, I finally have a couple of new Frazetta Famous Funnies to post. Yay! First up is this #209 that I busted out of its CGC 4.0 slab... the book obviously presents way better, with deep rich color strike and beautiful gloss. Really hard to believe it wasn't graded 4.5 or 5.0. (It looked stressed out in there!) mwotka, The Black Hand ®, comicnoir and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Point Five Posted October 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2022 And here's the second one, a Famous Funnies #211. I passed up quite a few lower-grade copies of this issue this year, hoping for one with nice rich colors. (I think I've found it!) Sometimes that background is kind of a pale pink with a worn look, but this one has that nice magenta snap to it that really sets off the linework. So that's six down and two more to go... just need a #212 and #215 and I've got the full set. buttock, chevalmeow, KCOComics and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/17/2022 at 10:46 PM, Point Five said: And here's the second one, a Famous Funnies #211. I passed up quite a few lower-grade copies of this issue this year, hoping for one with nice rich colors. (I think I've found it!) Sometimes that background is kind of a pale pink with a worn look, but this one has that nice magenta snap to it that really sets off the linework. So that's six down and two more to go... just need a #212 and #215 and I've got the full set. Beautiful! Almost there! Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/17/2022 at 8:46 PM, Point Five said: And here's the second one, a Famous Funnies #211. I passed up quite a few lower-grade copies of this issue this year, hoping for one with nice rich colors. (I think I've found it!) Sometimes that background is kind of a pale pink with a worn look, but this one has that nice magenta snap to it that really sets off the linework. So that's six down and two more to go... just need a #212 and #215 and I've got the full set. Point Five and Forbush-Man 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldust40 Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 3:46 AM, Point Five said: And here's the second one, a Famous Funnies #211. I passed up quite a few lower-grade copies of this issue this year, hoping for one with nice rich colors. (I think I've found it!) Sometimes that background is kind of a pale pink with a worn look, but this one has that nice magenta snap to it that really sets off the linework. So that's six down and two more to go... just need a #212 and #215 and I've got the full set. #215 is probably the toughest of the run to pick up regardless of grade, but they turn up. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 11:07 AM, goldust40 said: #215 is probably the toughest of the run to pick up regardless of grade, but they turn up. Agreed that that's long been the case, but oddly there's been quite a few #215s for sale in the past year, with 3-4 low-grade copies up on ebay since the summer... maybe not 'the perfect copies' but nice to see they're out there at least. Based on the past year or so of looking, I'd say #213 may be the toughest *right now*... few copies for sale and prices shot up hard. But with some patience they're all out there. goldust40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 9:27 AM, Point Five said: Agreed that that's long been the case, but oddly there's been quite a few #215s for sale in the past year, with 3-4 low-grade copies up on ebay since the summer... maybe not 'the perfect copies' but nice to see they're out there at least. Based on the past year or so of looking, I'd say #213 may be the toughest *right now*... few copies for sale and prices shot up hard. But with some patience they're all out there. Why did you sell your other copy of 215? Inquiring minds want to know.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 2:10 PM, piper said: Why did you sell your other copy of 215? Inquiring minds want to know.... piper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ryan. Posted November 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2022 This is still my favorite Frazetta book. Yorick, WolverineX, comicjack and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 11:26 AM, Ryan. said: This is still my favorite Frazetta book. NICE! Frank's copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrlatko Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 1:26 PM, Ryan. said: This is still my favorite Frazetta book. Lucky enough to have a yellow label of this one. Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
